By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor When Alderman Tom Vos raised the question about just why the City of Burlington Common Council was discussing at-large seats, the answer came immediately. “It’s coming from your left,” said Alderman Jon Schultz, sitting right next to him. Schultz and the council debated the idea of […]
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BPD sergeant is promoted to lieutenant
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The City of Burlington Police Department’s new lieutenant is a familiar face. Sgt. Brian Zmudzinski was sworn in Oct. 20 as the department’s lone lieutenant, replacing Mark Anderson – who was sworn in as the city’s police chief in July. Zmudzinski’s promotion is the latest in […]
Village pens new deal with economic development agency
By Maureen Vander Sanden Correspondent The Union Grove Board of Trustees last week approved a deal with an economic development agency that would continue its longstanding joint working relationship for business growth within the village. After some fine-tuning of the original document presented in September, at the Oct. 26 Board […]
Waterford Graded freezes property tax levy
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent On the heels of a recommendation from residents last month, officials in the Waterford Graded School District have backed a plan to freeze the property tax levy for the 2015-16 school year, even as the second largest source of income – state aid – took a […]
Opposition prompts city to rethink parking crackdown
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Burlington Alderman Tom Vos called the approach the equivalent of “using a baseball bat to kill a nail.” After more than an hour’s worth of discussion Tuesday night in the City Council Committee of the Whole meeting regarding the city’s residential parking regulations, the final direction […]
BHS one-act play aims for state Saturday
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor You have to go back in time to when George W. Bush was serving his first term as president, and the Olympics were last held in the United States for a Burlington High School one-act play not to have qualified for the state competition. This year’s […]
Schmaling appointed to fill school board seat
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor In the end, it took double the number of meetings – and amount of time – for the Burlington Area School District School Board to determine how it would fill a vacated seat than it did to determine who would fill it. Five candidates made their […]
An unprecedented bond
Obregon held on $5 million, faces 32 charges including murder By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Andrew Obregon, 32, was ordered held on an unprecedented $5 million bond by the Kenosha County District Attorney’s Office Wednesday. Obregon, of Bristol, stands accused of 32 charges, including first-degree intentional homicide of Tywon Anderson […]
Haylofter’s ‘Chess’ creates a buzz among performers
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A musical about chess – and political rumblings – set in the height of the Cold War. A Broadway star coming to offer a cast critique. A director that draws respect – and frequently rave reviews – from most everyone she works with. It’s no wonder […]
Obregon returned to state, charged
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Andrew Obregon is back in Wisconsin. Three weeks after being captured just over the state line in Illinois, Obregon waved his extradition hearing Tuesday in Lake County Circuit Court. According to a press release from the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department, Obregon was transported to the Kenosha […]
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